Overview
Business Writing Fundamentals Course Overview
This business writing fundamentals course will show you the most effective way to communicate information. We will cover how to prepare, structure, and style your writing to improve the chances of getting your recommendations approved.
By using business writing best practices, we make writing easy to read and understand. This course is essential for credit analysts but also for any business person in any industry.
Business Writing Course Learning Objectives
This course provides a guideline for effective business writing. We will show you how to organize your thoughts and findings to save your company time and aid decision-making.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- Determine an objective and audience to focus your writing on
- Capture attention with proper writing structure, paragraph form, and plain language
- Suggest conclusions and actions to address the needs or issues identified in your writing
- Use best practices to improve the chances of your suggestions being accepted
- Test your writing to see if it optimizes the reader’s mental effort
Business Writing Fundamentals is a Required Course of CFI's CBCA® Program
CFI's Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA)® Program offers skills including credit evaluation, documentation, and review procedures. From beginners to advanced users, the CBCA® program is designed to help you become a world-class credit analyst.
Who Should Take This CBCA® Course?
This business writing course is perfect for any aspiring credit analyst working in insurance, underwriting, rating agencies, commercial lending, corporate credit analysis, and other areas of credit evaluation. Business writing is a vital skill to have for any business person.
What You'll Learn
Path to Certification
Prep Courses
6 courses from beginner to intermediate level.
01OptionalCore Courses
15 courses from beginner to intermediate level.
02RequiredElective Courses
12 courses in advanced and intermediate levels.
03OptionalGet Certified
Submit your CBCA™ checklist and order your certificate.

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What Our Students Say
Thank you so much for the course. Communicating effectively is an important skill to have. This course breaks it down in a very understandable way, making it easy for me to apply at the work place.
The course provided great techniques and tools to improve business writing. 5Ws + H, SCQA, Plain Language, FOG Index, among others.
VERY GOOD CONTENT AND VERY GOOD DELIVERY
Highly recommend.